Geerdts Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
South Africa

Geerdts Surname Definition:

Nickname for Gerrit in Dutch. (Gerard or Gerald in English.)

Geerdts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1571:512,77443,467
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Chile281:629,16015,000
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Geerdts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nickname for Gerrit in Dutch. (Gerard or Gerald in English.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Geerdts Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Geerdts Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Geerdts is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geerdts? popularity and diffusion

Geerdts is the 685,266th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. The surname Geerdts occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Geerdts are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 57 percent live, Hamburg, where 18 percent live and Berlin, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany Geerdts is found in 8 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 26 percent live.

Geerdts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geerdts last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Geerdts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.48% more than the national average, earning R 583,356 per year and in United States they earn 15.6% more than the national average, earning $49,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geehrdts930/
Geerts9213,784/
Gerdts921,662/
Geerds92351/
Geerdt921/
Geertse86262/
Gheerts8629/
Geerdtz865/
Gerrdts861/
Geeerts861/
Geertst861/
Geerdst861/
Gerts833,676/
Gerdt832,650/
Gerds83793/
Geert83316/
Geerd834/
Geerdtsová821/
Gertse773,687/
Geertz77588/
Gehrts77448/
Gerdtz77329/
Gierts77202/
Gerths77130/
Heerts77101/
Guerts7762/
Gehrdt7734/
Gertts7729/
Geeerd7720/
Geiert7713/
Gerdås7710/
Gierds779/
Gierdt775/
Gertsh774/
Geirts773/
Gherts772/
Gertds772/
Gerhdt772/
Gredts771/
Geaerd771/
Gerrts771/
Geerte771/
Gersts771/
Gerdth771/
Guerdt770/
Gertst770/
Girdts770/
Gertzs770/
Gert734,951/
Gerd73911/
Erts73315/
Grdt735/
Grds732/
Gertsch712,381/
Gertshe7120/
Guertse714/
Geirtts713/
Gertsth712/
Geherte712/
Gehiert711/
Tgeertz711/
Geerrtz711/
Heerdtz710/
Geyhert710/
Gerth6710,317/
Gertz676,485/
Erdős676,238/
Gehrt672,154/
Guerd67864/
Herts67847/
Grets67333/
Girts67216/
Gertsova67145/
Gärds6754/
Ersts6747/
Heertsch6743/
Gredt6741/
Ghert6735/
Geerz6735/
Gärdt6717/
Herds6714/
Earts6713/
Ægert6712/
Guert6711/
Gerht678/
Greds676/
Gerdz674/
Erdås674/
Giert673/
Eurts672/
Gertt672/
Gherd672/
Gerdh671/
Sgert671/
Gierd671/
Kgert671/
Gooierts671/
Grtst671/
Grødt671/
Erths671/
Eirds670/
Girds670/
Gertc670/
Girdt670/
Ertzs670/
Gehrd670/
Gertsche670/
Geirt670/
Gerdd670/
Geird670/
Eirts670/
Guertsch670/
Gerrt670/

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